Thomas Kotcheff's guest appearances

Thomas Kotcheff

Upbeat Live

John Adams

Stanley Kubrick

Alan Brown

Lang Lang

Paul Jacobs

Jay Campbell

Hélène Grimaud

Oliver Knussen

Hilary Hahn

Conrad Pope

Wayne Marshall

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Alan Chapman

Andrew Norman

Bryce Dessner

OwlTail

About this Performance: Two of the biggest stars of our 2017 Reykjavík Festival, conductor/composer Daníel Bjarnason and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, have put together a fascinating program that includes a world premiere.

About this Performance: Two of the biggest stars of our 2017 Reykjavík Festival, conductor/composer Daníel Bjarnason and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, have put together a fascinating program that includes a world premiere.

Bjarnason & Ólafsson with Thomas Kotcheff • TUE / FEB 4, LA Phil 2019/20

About this Performance: To honor the memory of our talented and beloved colleague Oliver Knussen, Mälkki and Josefowicz have programmed three of his remarkable creations and surrounded them with chamber-sized music by his friends, colleagues, and his students. Come celebrate a musical life.   Program: Colin MATTHEWS Hidden Variables KNUSSEN Reflection Helen GRIME A Cold Spring Huw WATKINS Piano Quartet KNUSSEN Ophelia Dances Book 1 KNUSSEN Two Organa HARVEY Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco   Artists: LA Phil New Music Group Susanna Mälkki, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin John Novacek, piano Co-curated by Susanna Mälkki and Leila Josefowicz

About this Performance: To honor the memory of our talented and beloved colleague Oliver Knussen, Mälkki and Josefowicz have programmed three of his remarkable creations and surrounded them with chamber-sized music by his friends, colleagues, and his students. Come celebrate a musical life. Program: Colin MATTHEWS Hidden Variables KNUSSEN Reflection Helen GRIME A Cold Spring Huw WATKINS Piano Quartet KNUSSEN Ophelia Dances Book 1 KNUSSEN Two Organa HARVEY Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco Artists: LA Phil New Music Group Susanna Mälkki, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin John Novacek, piano Co-curated by Susanna Mälkki and Leila Josefowicz

A Tribute to Oliver Knussen with Thomas Kotcheff • TUE / DEC 10, LA Phil 2019/20

Eric Wubbels

Los Angeles-based composer and pianist Thomas Kotcheff is joined by composer Sky Macklay, pianist and composer Eric Wubbels, and cellist Jay Campbell to discuss the first Green Umbrella program of the season, including new works by Macklay, Wubbels, Gabriella Smith, Marc Sabat, and Tristan Perich.   About This Performance: Adams and astonishing star-on-the-rise Jay Campbell present a scintillating cello-focused Green Umbrella.   Program: Gabriella SMITH - Carrot Revolution for string quartet Marc SABAT - Partite Requiem (world premiere, LA Phil commission) Eric WUBBELS - gretchen am spinnrade Intermission Sky MACKLAY - Swarm Collecting (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Deborah Borda Women in the Arts Initiative) Tristan PERICH - Formations for solo cello and electronics     Artists: LA Phil New Music Group John Adams, Conductor Jay Campbell, cello Eric Wubbels, piano Co-curated by John Adams and Jay Campbell   TUE / NOV 5, 2019 - 8:00PM   Upcoming concerts: www.laphil.com/calendar Upbeat Live schedule, details, and speaker bios: www.laphil.com/ubl

Los Angeles-based composer and pianist Thomas Kotcheff is joined by composer Sky Macklay, pianist and composer Eric Wubbels, and cellist Jay Campbell to discuss the first Green Umbrella program of the season, including new works by Macklay, Wubbels, Gabriella Smith, Marc Sabat, and Tristan Perich. About This Performance: Adams and astonishing star-on-the-rise Jay Campbell present a scintillating cello-focused Green Umbrella. Program: Gabriella SMITH - Carrot Revolution for string quartet Marc SABAT - Partite Requiem (world premiere, LA Phil commission) Eric WUBBELS - gretchen am spinnrade Intermission Sky MACKLAY - Swarm Collecting (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Deborah Borda Women in the Arts Initiative) Tristan PERICH - Formations for solo cello and electronics   Artists: LA Phil New Music Group John Adams, Conductor Jay Campbell, cello Eric Wubbels, piano Co-curated by John Adams and Jay Campbell TUE / NOV 5, 2019 - 8:00PM Upcoming concerts: <a href="http://www.laphil.com/calendar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.laphil.com/calendar</a> Upbeat Live schedule, details, and speaker bios: <a href="http://www.laphil.com/ubl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.laphil.com/ubl</a>